Duffle coat

Royal Navy duffle coat. In beige, wool fabric with a knap, machine sewn, unlined. It has two patch pockets. There are two bone buttons and a tab to adjust the fit of each sleeve. Hood with webbing draw-string closure, (the fit can be adjusted by two buttons either side). The coat is fastened by four wooden toggles and rope loops. There is a reinforcement patch on each shoulder. It belonged to Captain H.G.S Brownbill (1914-1991) who served as a navigator on minesweepers and in convoys to Murmansk during the Second World War.